Eyeglass-cleaner.



F. H. LENNARDS.

EYEGLASS CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14, 1914.

1,172,718. Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAFH co., WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE VFRAN'K ELEN'NARDs, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,nssrenoa'or onn-ronnrn To AnoLrH L. BENNER, TWENTY-NINEONE-IIUNDREDTHSiron ens'rnvs :KETTI lEB, 'AND I TW'ENTY-QNE onn-nunnnnnrns a0 nnwnan r.NnLsoN, ALL "or CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

l Application filed October 14,1314. Serial No.j866,647.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK H. LnNNAnns,

a citizen of the United States of, America, and a resident of Chicago,county of Cook,

and Stateoflllinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements inEyeglass- Cleaners, of which the following is a specification. I

The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved noveltyeye-glass cleaner, constructed in a neat and compact form, whereby it isready for instant use and is, protected from becoming readily soiledthrough its being carried about in a pocket or purse; to provideimproved means for facilitating the insertion of the lens be tween thelayers of cleaning material forming the cleaner; to provide improvedmeans.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cleaner ready for use. Fig. 3 isaplan view of the cleaner somewhat modified, in that it is not providedwith a handle of the kind shown in Fig. 2. Fig.4 is an enlargedtransverse sectional detail taken on the line AA of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the clip or holder used for holding the glassesduring the cleaning operation. Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional. view of thecleaner shown in Fig. 3.

In the construction shown in the drawings, the device comprises twoouter layers or leaves 6 and 7 and an intermediate layer or leaf 8,formed of a thin fiexible'material, such as celluloid or fiber, andhaving layers of cleaning materials 9 and 10 secured to the opposedfaces thereof. 5 It may sometimes be advisable to use fiber for theouter layers 6 and 7, and celluloid for the intermediate layer. Thecelluloid being more resilient than the fiber gives the necessaryresiliency to the intermediate strip, so that it yields more readily toallow the separation of the 1 *nYneLAss-CLEAnnn. 5 J

. leaves The several layers are secured to getherat one end by means ofa pin orbind- Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Patented Feb 22, 1916ing post 11.' The intermediate layer Sis extended beyond the outerlayers 6 and 7 so as to provide'a projection or extension 12, whichyisadapted to be engaged by the lens or other article to be cleaned, forthe purpose of flexing the intermediate layer soas to separate it fromone or the other of the outer layers, and thereby facilitatetheinsertion of the lens between said layers. The outer layers 6 and 7are shaped convexly toward the intermediate layer, as shown in, Fig. 4,so'as to morejreadlly conform to the shape of the thumb and finger andinsure a contact of the layers upon the .lens

throughout a greater area than would be ob tainedotherwise." a v Thecleaning materials 9 and 10 may be of any suitable'kind', such as clothor chamois. If desired; the layers 9 and 10 may be of different kinds ofmaterial, one" being a readily absorbent material and 'intended for useprincipally for cleaning, the otherbeing polishing the lens; This ideahas vbeen'represented in the cross section shown in Fig.

less absorbent and beingnsed more for 4, where the layers 9 are shown asbeing of v a coarser material than the layers '10.

A binding member 13 is secured over the ends of the layers by thebinding post 11 and has coactingtherewith projections 14 which; may beformed by doubling back-upon itself the ends of binding member 13, asshown in" Fig. 3, in which case. the"projections 14 are rearwardlydisposed permanently, or they are rearwardly disposed when the cleaneris shifted into the handle. The projections'l or'l l are provided forthe purpose of-permitting the clip 16 to be detachably sup- '90 maybeformed by the upturnedends of the handle 15 in which case theprojections1a ported on the cleaner as shown in both Figs. 7

2 and 3.

The clip 16 is substantially V-shaped and i has the arms thereofbifurcated, as shown at 17 in Fig. 5, soas to allow the arms to embracethe binding post 11 when they are inserted between the projections 14and the bindinganember 13, as shown in Figs. Zand' 3. This arrangementallows the clip to be supported on the cleaner in a more or less obscureposition, but so that it can he readily detached when desired for use.The clip left hand, as shown in'l ig. 1.

16 is provided so that in case persons-desire to have auxiliary meansfor holding the glasses, rather than rely upon the bridge connecting thelens, it may be removed from the cleaner and inserted overthe bridge soas to be grasped between the thumb and forefinger, as shown in Fig. 1.The handle is formed of a strip of flexible material, such as celluloid,folded .upon itself and having the ends securedto the cleaner by meansof the pin or bindingpost 11, therebyserving as a case or sheath intowhich the cleaner may be swung so as to be protected when being carriedabout. The modification. shownv in Fig. 3 is constructed with a view ofits being inserted into a separate case or sheath by means ofwhioh it isprotected from becoming readily soiled. When used an advertisingnovelty, an advertisement mav be placed. upon'the handle 15 or upon theouter faces of the outer layers 6 and 7.

The cleaner herein shown is used in the following manner: If the clip 16is to be used, it is lirstremoved from the. cleaner and inserted overthe bridge and grasped between the thumb and fore-finger ofvthe 'l'hecleaner is then grippedv in the right hand between the thumb andfore-linger, and one of the lenses is drawn along the outer layer, atthe same time, exerting a little pressure against it, so that as thelens moves oil from the I outer layer and strikes the projection 12,

the intermediate layer is flexed so as to separate it and the outerlayer and allow the lensto be readily shifted back between them. Thecleaner is' then moved about over the lens so as to clean the same. Inview of the fact that it is likely thatthe operator may sometimes gripthe cleaner nearerthe end of the leaves than illustrated in Fig. 1, soas to make it practically ims possible toflex the intermediate, layer,the outer layers 6 and .7 are turned up slightly at their ends, as shown1n Fig. 2. If then the cleaner is gripped as just explained, it will bepossiblefor the operator to rest the details of the construction shownmay be-altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of thisinvention as defined by the following claims. v claim 1. An eye-glasscleaner, coimorisinga.plurality of parallel stiff'flexible leaves ofcleaning material. superimposed one upon ,the' other with their opposedfaces normally in contact and secured together. at one end, and aprojection at the other end of one of said leaves adapted to be engagedby the articleto be cleaned, for-flexing said leaves so as toseparatetwo of them and thereby;

facilitate the insertion of the article between them. 7

2. A device of the classdescribed, com.-

prising a plurality of leaves ofstifi flexible.

material faced with cleaning material, said leaves being superimposedone upon. the other the insertion of the article between said.

leaves;

3. A device of the class described, comprising two outer leaves and anintermediate leaf of stift'fiexible material faced with cleaningmaterial, said leaves being superimposed one upon. the other and securedtoether at one end. said outer leaves having their ends turnedupwardlyand said intermediate leaf being extended beyond said outerleaves so as-to provide a projection adapted to be engaged by thearticle to be cleaned for facilitating: the-insertion .of'the articlebetween said leaves.

Y at. A device of the class described, comprising a plurality ofsuperimposed leaves of cleaningmaterial, a binding post;securmg saidleaves together at oneend, a part secured by said bindin oots u ontheouter;

faces of theouter leaves and roviding rojections extending rearwardlytherefrom,

and a Vshaped clip adapted for use in hold ing the article to be cleanedhaving the arms. thereof bifurcated so as to embrace said.

binding post when said arms are inserted under said projections- Signedsat Chicago-this 10th day vof- October, 19145:

-Witnesses EDWIN. PI-IELPS,3 MARY R. Hornrus.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C."

FRANK LENNARDS.

